Printed fabric



March 22, 1927. 1,622,013

W. M. WHITING PRINTED FABRIC Filed July 24. 1925 ATTORNEY Patented Mar.22, 1927.

WILLIAM M. XVHITNG, QF EAST ORANGE, NEX/i7 JERSEY.

PRITED FABRIC.

Application filed 'Jury e4, 1925. serial No. 45,730.

This invention relates to printed fabrics, and has for its primaryobject and purpose to provide a printed piece fabric upon the maj orportion of which the dominant design is printed, while along each edge'of the fabric a continuous border design is printed harmonizing withsaid dominant or major design.

It is another object of the invention to provide a printed piece fabricof the above character whereby the use of separate edging or borderstrips to lbe stitched to the edges of the fabric will be obviated whilesubstantially the same visual effect is obtained. My new printed fabricmay be advantageously used as portires, window curtains or otherdraperies.

WV ith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe improved printed fabric and several features hereof to behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, and subsequently incorporated in the sub-joined claims.

In the drawing, wherein I have illustrated one satisfactory embodimentof the invention and in which similar reference characters designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views,-

Figure l is an elevation showingl my iinproved printed fabric as usedfor portieres or door draperies;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail elevation, and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevation of the reverse side of the fabric.

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Referring in detail to the drawing, the body of the fabric generallyindicated at 5 may be of woven cotton or other textile material, andupon one side thereof the major or dominant design indicated at 6 isdirectly printed, said design occupying the major portion of the surfaceof the fabric but terminating in spaced relation to each of the sideedges thereof.

Upon the side edge portions of the fabric, a suitable border design 7 isprinted simulating a separate edging stitched or otherwise attached tothe side edges of the fabric having the major design 6 thereon. To thisend, each border design includes an inner longitudinally extendingportion representing stitching as indicated at 7. course, it will beunderstood that the selected border design 7 harmonizes in color withthe dominant color scheme of the major design 6.

As shown in Fig. 3, on the reverse side of the fabric, the major design6 is comparatively faint while at the side edges of the fabric, theborder design would be scarcely visible, or if any parts thereof appearon the reverse side, they are disconnected so that the design isincomplete, and thus the right and wrong sides of the fabric are readilydistinguishable.

The printed piece fabric as above described is adaptable to differentuses for drapery purposes, and in Fig. 1 I have shown the fabric lasused for portires or doory hangings. ln this case, the two lengths offabric are suspended from a suitable pole extending across the upper endof the doorway. Fach fabric strip may be twice the vertical dimension ofthe doorway so that each side of the portire will be the right side ofthe fabric and show the full design, or if desired the fabric may be ofsuch length that the upper end thereof is merely turned around the poleand stitched or otherwise secured to the side of the fabric body. Inthis case, one side of the fabric will be the right side and show thefull design, while the other side thereof will show the design veryfaintly.A

It will be seen that by the provision of a printed piece fabric of thischaracter, it is unnecessary to purchase separate edging to be attachedto the edges of the fabric provided with the major design, as theprinted borders 7 provide a very realistic simulation of such edging.

It will of course, be understood that in carrying out my invention, thefabric may be provided in a great variety of designs, and that theprinted borders may b'e of various widths. Accordingly, it is to beunderstood that l do not consider myself limited to the exact design asshown in the accompanying drawing, but reserve the privilege of makingall such legitimate changes therein as may be fairly embodied within thespirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Thus it is possible to print the fabric on both sides so that each sidewill be identical with the other, it being understood of course, thatthe designs are the saine and exactly registered so that when the fabricis eX- posed to the light, only one design is visible. Such fabricshaving the design directly printed on each side thereof are produced bywhat is known in the art as duplex printing.

Another advantage incident to the printing of the continuous borderdesigns on 0pposite edges of the fabric resides in the fact that for useas a Windon7 decoration, a length of fabric exceeding the requirementsmay be purchased and the excess then cut off. The border designs maythen be cut from the body of the severed section and attached to the endof the main portion of the fabric which forms the curtain or hanging,thus supplying an end border Without requiring the purchase ofadditional edging. The intermediate body portion of the severed sectioncan be advantageously used as a pillow cover, table center, or for otherpurposes.

I claim:

' 1. A printed fabric for use as portieres comprising a continuousfabric body to and including the edges thereof, a main body designwrought upon said fabric exclusive of the edge portions thereof, anidentical design but of lighter color Wrought upon the opposite side ofsaid fabric exclusive of the border thereof, and an edging Wroughtupon'only the right side of said fabric, said edging simulatingstitching.

2. A printed fabric comprising` a fabric body having border portions anda inain body portion, a printed design printed heavily upon one face andlightly upon the opposite face leaving the border portions free of thedesign, and a design printed heavily upon the border portion of theright side of the fabric and inore lightly upon the opposite side of thefabric than the. design on the inain body portion of said other side ofthe fabric, said border design simulating stitching.

Inr testimony that I claim the foregoingas my invention, I have signedmy naine hereto.

VILLIAM M. YVHITING.

